IBM x3500 User Guide - Page 83
Using, program, Enabling, Broadcom, Gigabit, Ethernet, Utility
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- sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller. v Serial over LAN Use the Serial over LAN capability to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN (SOL) network. You can also use SOL to remotely view and change the server BIOS settings. At a command prompt, type Telnet localhost 623 to access the SOL network. Type help at the smbridge> prompt for more information. Use the following commands in an SOL session: - connect Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -p password. - identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. - power Turn the server on and off remotely. - reboot Force the server to restart. - sel get Display the system event/error log. - sol Configure the SOL function. - sysinfo Display system information that is related to the server and the globally unique identifier (GUID). Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time that the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. To enable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, complete the following steps: Chapter 3. Configuring the server 69